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Amitai, Avraham (Albert)

Amitai, Avraham (Albert)


Son of Tzippora and Aharon, was born on May 8, 1924 in New York, USA In 1930, when he was six years old, he immigrated to Israel with his parents and began his studies in Tel Aviv, Near Kfar Sava, where he completed his studies in agriculture, in order to prepare himself for settlement, and in 1946 he joined the “Eilat” kibbutz and moved with The kibbutz was recruited to the “Negev” brigade on June 2-3, 1948, during the “Philistia” operation, the Givati ​​and Negev forces attacked the Egyptian branch near the Ashdod Bridge (the “Ad Halom” bridge today) ). God The attack, however, failed, but forced the Egyptians to prepare for the attack and halted their advance northward, which fell on 26 June 1948. As a wounded soldier was wounded, He felt that his moments were numbered, but all he cared about was the weapon in his hand and asked his commander: “What should I do with my grenades?” His kibbutz issued a pamphlet in his memory: On the day of Tu B’Marshvan 5707 (7.11.1949) he was transferred to eternal rest in the cemetery Military presence in Nahalat Yitzhak.

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